It's my understanding that if you modify your question within the first minute or so, it doesn't show as a modification. The OP did in fact quickly edit their question right after asking it, after I asked them.

Shouldn't this say "asked" for instead of "modified"?

After refreshing, it shows "asked". But when I clicked on the message to show new activity, it showed "modified".

Are you sure you were on the newest tab? I've never seen a "modified" prefix there. That only shows up in the "active" tab, where it always displays "modified" no matter what.
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animuson♦Sep 15 '13 at 17:45

I know downvotes mean nothing here, but I don't understand why I must get one on this.
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Jerry DodgeSep 15 '13 at 18:24

Don't know either; I've reproduced this, and it sure seems like a bug to me. I've edited again to emphasize that this appears only when using live refresh - and I'll further note that it doesn't matter if the question was stealth-edited, all live-refreshed questions show up as "modified..."
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Shog9♦Sep 15 '13 at 18:34

Yeah, now that I've been watching, every single question that comes up says "modified"
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Jerry DodgeSep 18 '13 at 0:59